Lightning Ventures: Investing in Bitcoin Startups

In this episode, we sit down with Oliver, founder of Jippi - a mobile AR game dubbed the “Pokémon Go for Bitcoin.” Designed to engage Gen Z through geolocation gameplay and Bitcoin rewards, Jippi blends education, entertainment, and a powerful Bitcoin onramp strategy. Oliver shares the journey from Swan layoffs to building Jippi, explains their growth strategy, discusses wall...

In this Deep Dive, Jesse from Amboss discusses their expanding suite of Lightning Network tools—from Rails enabling non-custodial Bitcoin yield to Magma’s peer-to-peer channel marketplace and liquidity subscriptions for automated payment reliability. He explains how Amboss empowers businesses and individuals to earn yield, manage liquidity, and prepare for innovations like st...

In this Lightning Ventures Quick Pitch, Felipe, founder of Sati, shares how his company is breaking barriers to #bitcoin and #stablecoin adoption in emerging markets. By leveraging WhatsApp’s 3 billion-strong user base, Sati enables instant, non-custodial crypto payments on even the most basic smartphones. Felipe discusses the unique technical challenges of building on WhatsA...

In this Lightning Ventures Founder Interview, Felipe, CEO of Sati, dives deep into how his company is enabling #bitcoin and #stablecoin access for billions via WhatsApp. Broadcasting from Tulum, Felipe discusses Sati’s mission to onboard users in emerging markets where traditional banking is broken and smartphone storage is scarce. He unpacks their non-custodial architecture,...

Listen in as we catch up with John, the founder and CEO of Zaprite—a powerful, non-custodial Bitcoin payment platform that began as a personal tool and evolved into a full-fledged business solution. John shares the origin story of Zaprite, its evolution from an invoicing platform to a multi-feature merchant toolkit, and its transition from solo founder days at Pleb Lab to a v...